Daniel Barenboim & West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

The Ramallah Concert

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Video Director: Michael Beyer - Artist: Daniel Barenboim & West-Eastern Divan Orchestra - Producer: Paul Smaczny - Conductor: Daniel Barenboim - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven & Edward Elgar
Cultural Palace, Ramallah | 91 min | 2005 | TV-G

The Ramallah Concert

The internationally respected West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, founded by Daniel Barenboim and Edward Said, consists of young, highly talented Israeli and Arabic musicians. The ensemble works to create dialogue between Middle-Eastern cultures through the experience of playing music together. Until recently, a concert by the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in Ramallah, Palestine was unthinkable. However, the country was the centre of attraction when the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra performed there on August 21, 2005. Faced with myriad organizational and political hurdles, the orchestra overcame the impossible in order to play there. The performance was a sensation and is considered the absolute highlight of the orchestra's six-year history. The Ramallah concert event attracted worldwide attention far beyond the musical community and was reviewed by all media.

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